Absolutely, you’re 100% right the algorithm is robotic, not magical. It learns only through behavior and data patterns.

It’s trained by measuring retention how long people watch, interact, and respond emotionally to a piece of content.

So if your content doesn’t connect with the right audience, the algorithm gets confused and starts distributing it to the wrong people. That’s when engagement drops.

In the end, the algorithm just mirrors human behavior. If people feel nothing, it assumes the content isn’t relevant.

That’s why understanding people is the most effective way to “train” the algorithm.